Rockhounding Colorado
Rockhounding Colorado

Author: William A. Kappele

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1493017403

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Rockhounding Colorado takes you to 100 of the best rockhounding sites in the state. Search for amethyst and quartz at the Crystal Hill Mine, check out the view at Douglas Pass while looking for leaf imprints and insect fossils, or head to Saint Peters Dome to uncover green, white, and purple fluorite.

Colorado Rockhounding
Colorado Rockhounding

Author: Stephen M. Voynick

Publisher: Mountain Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780878422920

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Your complete guide to the state's rich and varied mineral, gemstone, and fossil sources. In Colorado, rockhounds may pick agate and petrified wood from the vast Great Plains, follow dinosaur tracks on hogback ridges, pan gold in mountain streams, hunt g

Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide
Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide

Author: Richard M. Pearl

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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This famous book takes you on an extensive gem and mineral collecting tour of Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature has stored her treasures. Detailed directions are given for reaching the noted as well as the little-known localities in all sections of this great mineral-producing state. Included are numerous mileage logs never before published, and many sketch maps made especially for this book. A unique system arranges the localities along segments of the main highways. Latest information is given on local travel and collecting conditions and land ownership, so much desired by collectors who want to make the best use of their time. Gem and mineral societies that welcome visitors -- museums that display outstanding collections -- are all described. Official maps and references to the literature are listed.

Colorado Rocks and Minerals
Colorado Rocks and Minerals

Author: Dan R. Lynch

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591932383

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Your Must-Have Guide to Colorado's Rocks and Minerals Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Centennial State This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 115 Colorado rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from amazonite and rhodochrosite to smoky quartz and gold. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors' incredible, sharp, full-color photographs depict the detail needed for identification--no need to guess from line drawings. With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.

Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones

Author: Walter Schumann

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780395511374

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Contains descriptions and photographs of approximately six hundred minerals, rocks, and meteorites, providing information about the history, origin, structure, composition, properties, classification, and location of each specimen.